Interview Guide Questions for Parents
1. Engaging Question
a. How are you today?
b. How are you as a parent/s of a child with special needs?
2. Exploratory Question
Central Question: “How would you describe your child as tagasalo to their siblings with special
needs?”
Sub Questions Descriptive Questions Probing Questions
1. What are the How did they become as the
What are the
responsibilities of tagasalo in the family?
responsibilities of your
your child without
child without special needs How do your children perform their
special needs to their
to their siblings with responsibilities to their siblings
siblings with special
special needs? with special needs?
needs?
Is there a time they had to act as a
2. How do they caretaker or an advocate to their
How do they perform their special needs sibling/s?
perform their role as
role as a brother/ sister to
a brother/sister to
their sibling/s with special Was there a time wherein they
their sibling with failed to fulfill their role? If yes,
needs?
special needs? please state why they failed to
perform their role.
Is there a time you think the fell
burned out? If yes, explain the
3. What challenges things that led you to feel that way.
What challenges you
have they
observed they experienced How do these challenges develop
encountered as
as the tagasalo to their their relationship?
tagasalo of their
siblings with special
sibling with special How does being a tagasalo affect
needs?
needs? the daily life of your child without
special needs?
Based on your
4. How did they observation, how did your What are the things they have done
manage these to manage encountered challenges?
How did they come up with the
solutions for managing challenges
encountered child without special needs as a tagasalo?
challenges? manage those challenges?
How do you feel whenever they
overcome challenges?
What specific experiences you went
5. What are the life through that helped you to become
insights of What are the things that a better person / parent?
individuals having your child learned having
siblings with special a child with special needs? How did this experience hone you
needs? as an individual?
Exit Question:
1. Is there anything else you can share about having a chi with special needs?